Articulated dress form, particularly designed for patterning cloth and hat articles, in general for children and teenagers

Abstract: An articulated dress form construction, specifically designed for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers, characterized in that said dress-form construction is designed and sized based on a plurality of parameters derived from a basic physical configuration, said parameters being processed by computer means, so as to provide mathematic models or patterns adapted to make a plurality of dress-forms meeting said requirements.

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a dress form for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers, as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and known from US-A-4 885 844. As is known, for properly preparing cloth articles in general, it is necessary to use a dress form reproducing the actual construction or shape of a human body. At present these dress forms are made according to a very reduced number of morphologic shapes and size. Accordingly, these prior dress forms do not allow a good evaluation of the cloth article being made, and this in particular with respect to its dressing characteristics. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned problems, by providing an articulated dress form construction, which reproduces a plurality of physical shapes and size of a child or teen-ager, so as to allow the possibility of testing and monitoring the proper dressing characteristics of cloth articles in general such as T-shirts, pullover, trousers, jackets and the like, specifically provided to be worn by children and teen-agers. Within the scope of the above mentioned aim, a main object of the present invention is to provide such a dress-form construction which is very reliable and safe in operation and which can be specifically used for patterning and testing hat articles for children and teen-agers. According to one aspect of the present invention, the above mentioned aim and objects, as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a dress-form for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers according to claim 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed disclosure of a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment of an articulated dress-form construction reproducing the body of a child, and being illustrated, by way of an indicative, but not limitative, example, in the accompanying drawings, where: Figure 1 is a side perspective view of the articulated dress form construction according to the present invention; and Figure 2 is a front perspective view of that same dress form construction. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT With reference to the number references of the figures of the accompanying drawings, the subject articulated dress form construction, particularly designed for patterning and testing child and teen-ager cloth and hat articles, which has been indicated generally at the reference number 1, has been specifically designed depending on a plurality of parameters, derived from a basic physical configuration. More specifically, the specific value assigned to this basic configuration, is defined depending on the specific types, size and shapes of the children and teen-agers, which types can be classified as regular, robust, long-limbed and the like. This value is processed through parameters deriving from the height and size of the child and teen-ager. More precisely, the processing of the above mentioned parameters is performed by a computer and, accordingly, the result will be a series of weighed averaged values which will allow to make several different dress forms faithfully corresponding to the several physical configurations. The thus made dress forms will have a height from 60 to 170 centimeters and will be provided with suitable articulated elements, in particular at the shoulders 2, the elbows 3, the hip regions 4, the knees 5 and feet 6. Owing to the provision of these articulated elements, it will be possible to subject each individual dress form to natural movements, thereby perfectly monitoring the dressing characteristics of the cloth articles in general. Moreover, since each dress form is provided with a head portion 7, in the embodiments thereof up to a height of 118 centimeters, it will be possible to pattern and test several types of hats. From the above disclosure it should be apparent that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects. The fact is moreover to be pointed out that the storing of the above mentioned data will afford the possibility to immediately recognizing the construction of a dress form corresponding to the physical configuration of a child, owing to the storing, as stated, of the above defined type or configuration values or parameters. The invention as disclosed is susceptible to several variations and modifications all of which will come within the scope of the inventive idea. Moreover, all of the details can be replaced by other technically equivalent elements. In practicing the invention, the used materials, provided that they are compatible to the intended use, as well as the size and shapes thereof can be any, depending on requirements.

Claims: A dress-form (1) for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers, said dress-form being designed and sized based on a plurality of parameters derived from a basic physical configuration, said parameters being processed by computer means, so as to provide mathematic models or patterns adapted to make a plurality of dress-forms meeting said requirements, characterized in that said processed parameters comprise a series of weighed averaged values adapted to allow to make several types of dress-forms faithfully corresponding to several different physical configurations, and that said dress-form is an articulated dress-form, has a height from 60 to 170 centimeters, and is provided with a head portion up to a height of 118 centimeters, and with articulated elements in particular at the shoulders (2), elbows (3), hip regions (4), knees (5) and feet (6) thereof. A dress-form (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the specific value assigned to said basic physical configuration is defined depending on different types of children and teenagers, that is regular, robust, long-limbed types and the like. A dress-form according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that said value is processed by means of data derived from the height and size of the child or teen-ager.

Inventors: QUATTROCOLO SILVIO, QUATTROCOLO, SILVIO
Applicants: CAD MODELLING SRL, CAD MODELLING S.R.L.
Application year: 1994
Main classification: A41H5
IPC codes: A41H5